Necktie-fastener.



INVENTOR Patented my 9, |901.

` y BENJAMm L. Bummeln-r H15 ATTO UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

BENJAMIN L. BUMMERT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

N ECKTIEf-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,098, dated .Iuiy 9, 1901-. Application filed February 14, 1901. Serial No. 47,268. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN L. BUMMERT,

of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, State ofv Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Fasteners,- of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for securing a necktie on a collar to prevent it from slipping up or to the side.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener designed for use with any style of tie and collar, but especially adapted for fastening a four-in-hand tie on a straight standing collar.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in a mem ber having a looped portion to receive the lower edge of the collar and a forked portion to straddle the shankof the collar-button, a yielding device to hold the member in position on the button, and a part to engage the tie.

Further, the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view of the front of a collar and a portion of the shirt-bosom, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical .section with the necktie in place. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective of the fastener. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified construction. Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing the modified construction and the manner of attaching the tie thereto. Figs. 6 and 7 are details of another modification.

In the drawings, 2 represents a portion of a shirt-bosom, 3 a straight standing collar, and 4 a collar-button. These are all of the ordinary or preferred construction.

'5 is a plate of any suitable material, pref- Ierably thin sheet metal, the upper end 6 of g which is turned down over the middle portion, forming a lip 7 and a loop 8. When the device is placed on a collar, the lip 7 is thrust up beneath the overlapping ends of the collar, i

which enter the loop 8. A slot 9 is provided in the end y6 of the plate to receive the shank of the collar-button at a point between the head at its outer end and the ends of the collar. lower edge of the collar will prevent the plate from slipping up out of its proper position, and the end 6, straddling the shank of the collar-button, will prevent the device from slipping in either direction on the edge of the collar. The lower end of the plate is preferably provided with points or tongues 10, that are adapted to be folded back u pony the plate and inclose the shank of a safety-pin 11 and hold the same securely, while permitting it to swing vertically and be adj usted with respect to the tie to which it is to be attached.

Various means may be devised for preventing the device from dropping down away from the lower edge of the collar and out of engagement with the collar button. I have shown, however, in the drawings a simple device for this purpose,which consists in an elastic loop 12, connected to the lower end of the plate, or, as shown, carried on the shank of the safety-pin within a recess 13 in the plate and adapted when the device is in place on the collar to be slipped over the head of the button and yieldingly hold the'fastener to prevent it from sliding down out of engagefment with the collar and button. The band is of such length that it is necessary to stretch it or put it under tension to place it over the end of the button. Consequently when the fastener is in position it will be securely held in engagement with the button and the lower edgel of the collar,but can be readily removed when it is desired to remove the collar. To

The engagement of the loop with the of the safety-pin through the tie, as shown in Fig.f2, and it will thereby be held securely in.

place-against vertical or lateral movement on the collar` p In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a moditication of the means for attaching the device to the tie, which consists in providing a loop 14, preferably of wire, having its ends held by the points l@ and carrying the elastic band above described. This form of fastener'is designed for use when a stick-pin is worn in the tie. After th-tie is put on the pin is thrust down through it, as shown in Fig. 5, -and through the loop 14, thus holding the tie aga-inst lateral or vertical movement on the IOO collar. For use with a bow-tie I prefer to turn the loop to a position substantially at right angles to that shown to permit the wearer to thrust a stick-pin lengthwise through the bow and through the loop.

In Fig. 6 I have shown another modification, which consists in providing the upper portion 6 of the metal plate with a spring 19, that is substantially U -shaped and has bends 2O therein that extend partially across the slot 9 and engage the collar-button shank when it is in the lower end of the slot with a yielding pressure and holds the same securely in the slot. This construction renders the use of an elastic loop or band unnecessary.

In Fig. 7 I have shown still another modification, which consists in providing a wire frame 15in place of one of sheet metal. The wire comprising this frame is bent'to form loops to receive the lower edge of the collar, with projections 1G, that extend up between the ends of the collar and the shirt-band. The upper portion of the frame has a loop 17, corresponding in form to the slot in the plate and provided with shoulders 1S. These shoulders partially close the loop, but are adapted to be separated by springing the wire when the collar-button shank is pushed down to the bottom of the slot. After the shoulders have passed the shank the fastener will be prevented from slipping up or down thereon, and the tie attached to the frame will consequently be securely held. This formation of the frame enables me to dispense with the elastic band (Brr belt heretofore described with reference to ig. l.

In various ways the details of construction may be modified by any one skilled in the art without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. As a new article of manufacture, a fastener for fourmi-hand ties comprising a memberhavingapart to engagethe lower edge of the collar, a part to engage the shank of the collar-button to preventlateral movement of the tie, yielding means to engage the button and prevent downward movement of said member, and means to engage the tie, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a fastener for securing a four-in-hand tie on a straight collar comprising a member having apart to pass between the ends of the collar and the shirt-band and a forked part to straddle the collar-button from beneath outside the collar, yielding means to engage the button to hold said member thereon, and a fastening device provided on said member to engage the tie.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a necktie-fastener comprising a member having a part to pass under the lower edge of the collar between its ends and the shirt-band, and a forked portion to straddle the collar-button 'on the outside of the collar, an elastic loop or belt provided on the lower portion of said member and adapted to be slipped over the end of the button to hold the fastener in engagement therewith, and means to engage thetie.

4. A necktie-fastener, comprising a plate 5 having a loop 8 to receive the lower edge of a collar and a lip 7 to pass up between the ends of the collar and the shirt-band, a slot 9 provided in the upper end of said plate to receive the shank of the collar-b'utton,asafety pin carried by said plate near its lower end, and an elastic loop or band provided on the shank of said pin, substantially as described.

5. A necktie-fastener, comprising a plate 5 having a U-shaped loop 8 formed therein to receive the lower edge of a collar, and a lip 7 to pass up between the ends of the collar and shirt-band,the upper end 6 of said plate being adapted to extend up outside the collar and having a slot 9 to receive the shank of the collar-button, a safety-pin hinged near the lower end of said plate, and a yielding loop or band carried by said pin and adapted to be slipped over the end of the collar-button, for the purpose specified.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a fastener for four-in-hand ties, comprising a hook member to engage the lower edge of the collar, a yielding loop member to pass over ythe head of the collar-button and hold said hook member in place against the edge of the collar, means for preventing lateral movement of said hook member and a pin device to pass through the back of the tie, substantially as described.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a necktie-fastener,comprising a hook member adapt ed to engage the lower edge of the collar, a safety-pin pivoted on said hook member transversely thereof, and an elastic loop provided on the shank of said pin and adapted to be slipped over the collar-button head and hold said hook member against the edge of the collar, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this llth day of February, 1901.

BENJAMIN L. BUMMERT.

In presence of- RICHARD PAUL, M. G. NOONAN.

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